Gunter’s own museum collection receives newly identified insects multiple times throughout the year, but it's still uncommon ...

Meet Acrophylla Alta- Australia's heaviest insect that has been recently discovered. A video of the palm-sized stick insect ...

The “ supersized ”​​​​​​​ A. alta weighs around 1.6 ounces (44 grams), or slightly less than a golf ball. “From what we know ...

The newly discovered bug makes its home high in the canopy of the Atherton Tablelands, a highland rainforest in tropical ...

Researchers recently found a newly discovered stick bug species in the high-altitude rainforests of northern Queensland, ...

James Cook University researcher Professor Angus Emmott helped identify the new Acrophylla alta species and explained that ...

A new species of stick insect believed to be the heaviest ever found in Australia was located in a remote rainforest.

In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new ...

In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new ...

The Acrophylla alta species was found in a remote rainforest in Queensland, Australia. It is believed to be the heaviest ...

Scientists identify Acrophylla alta in Queensland rainforest, marking it as Australia’s heaviest insect at 44 grams.

The new species, named the Acrophylla alta, was found in high-altitude trees in the wet tropics region of Queensland.